Board members Jørgen Vig Knudstorp and Beth Ford face scrutiny for the coffee chain’s ongoing labor dispute Starbucks shareholders are pushing to remove two board members at the company who they argue have contributed to stalling the coffee chain’s long-fought-over union drive. The SOC Investment Group, Trillium Asset Management, Merseyside Pension Fund, the non-profit Shareholder Association for Research and Education (Share), and the New York state and New York City comptrollers wrote a letter to Starbucks shareholders to vote “no” on the re-election of board members Jørgen Vig Knudstorp and Beth Ford at Starbucks’s annual shareholders meeting on 25 March. Continue reading...
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TUE · 2026-03-17 · 11:00 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0317-25300
NSR-2026-0317-25300News Report·EN·Economic Impact
Starbucks shareholders push to oust board members over stalled union talks
Several Starbucks shareholders are advocating against the re-election of board members Jørgen Vig Knudstorp and Beth Ford at the company's annual shareholder meeting on March 25th. These shareholders, including SOC Investment Group and Trillium Asset Management, cite the stalled union negotiations as the primary reason for their opposition.
Michael SainatoThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-03-17 · 11:00 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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Several Starbucks shareholders are advocating against the re-election of board members Jørgen Vig Knudstorp and Beth Ford at the company's annual shareholder meeting on March 25th. These shareholders, including SOC Investment Group and Trillium Asset Management, cite the stalled union negotiations as the primary reason for their opposition. They believe Knudstorp and Ford have contributed to the ongoing labor dispute between Starbucks and its unionizing employees. The shareholders have collectively written a letter urging others to vote against the re-election of these two board members. Their aim is to prompt a change in the company's approach to union talks.
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Shareholders wrote a letter to vote “no” on the re-election of board members.
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Jørgen Vig Knudstorp and Beth Ford face scrutiny.
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Shareholders are pushing to remove two board members.
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The board members are accused of stalling union talks.
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Starbucks organization · Key Player
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Jørgen Vig Knudstorp person · Opposition
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Beth Ford person · Opposition
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Shareholder Association for Research and Education organization · Key Player
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Merseyside Pension Fund organization · Key Player
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SOC Investment Group organization · Key Player
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Trillium Asset Management organization · Key Player
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New York state location · Key Player
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New York City location · Key Player
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